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Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — June 2, 2025 — Sounds of Suspense: Alan Howarth – Live!  comes to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on October 10, 2025. Tickets are on sale now at the venue’s box office and online at www.carolinatheatre.org.  Legendary composer and sound designer Alan Howarth will perform an unforgettable live […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — June 11, 2024 — Retro: The Criterion Collection Film Series begins on June 21 at the Carolina Theatre of Durham. The weekend-long series, ending June 27, features films that are part of Criterion’s archive.  The Criterion Collection is an American home-video distribution company that restores, preserves, and distributes […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — January 4, 2024 — FantasticRealm Film Series begins on January 12 at the Carolina Theatre of Durham.    FantasticRealm runs from January 12-18 and features imaginative films from childhood. The films in the series include animated films like “Treasure Planet” and “Lupin III: Castle of Caliostro,” fantasy films such […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — November 21, 2023 — The Carolina Theatre of Durham presents Joe Bob Briggs Indoor Drive-In Geek-Out on May 11, 2024.  Tickets to see Joe Bob Briggs in Durham are on sale at the Carolina Theatre box office and the venue’s website — www.carolinatheatre.org.   Joe Bob Briggs Indoor Drive-In […]

January Through June Season Announced | Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — November 20, 2023— The Carolina Theatre of Durham announces its newest Retro Film Series happening January-June 2024.  Started in 1998, the Retro Film Series brings classic double feature films to the big screen every Friday night. Retro spotlights film noir, old Hollywood, […]

WUNC’s “Movies on the Radio” contributors Marsha Gordon and Laura Boyes to host discussion and book signing  DURHAM, NC — November 6, 2023— The Carolina Theatre of Durham’s MovieDiva Film Series will screen the film “There’s Always Tomorrow” on November 11. A discussion and book signing will follow the film screening. The film is based […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC —October 30, 2023— The Carolina Theatre of Durham partners with NC Comicon: Bull City for comic-themed film screenings on November 4-5.   In conjunction with NC Comicon: Bull City, the triangle’s locally owned and operated comic convention, the Carolina Theatre celebrates movies based on or inspired by classic comic books […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — October 23, 2023 — The film, “The Golem” plays at the Carolina Theatre of Durham on October 30 with a live score performed by Mallarmé Music on Baroque period instruments.  “The Golem” depicts the ancient Hebrew legend of the creation of a golem by a Talmudic rabbi to protect […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC —October 9, 2023— The Carolina Theatre of Durham will host its SplatterFlix Film Series from October 13-15.   SplatterFlix features eighteen horror films over a three-day weekend, spanning a wide variety of genres including slashers such as “Friday the 13th,” thrillers like “The Shining,” and sci-fi horrors like “The Fly” […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — September 19, 2023— The Carolina Theatre of Durham’s J-Horror Film Series begins on September 22 at the Carolina Theatre of Durham.  J-Horror is a weekend-long event from September 22-24 featuring Japanese horror films.  Japanese horror films are steeped in existential dread and comprise of frightening and suspenseful stories […]